Onze boeken

Battle for Europe: How the Duke of Marlborough Masterminded the Defeat of the French at Blenheim

Door Charles Spencer

Categorie
Europa
Boeknummer
#377669-VC52
Titel
Battle for Europe: How the Duke of Marlborough Masterminded the Defeat of the French at Blenheim
Auteur
Spencer, Charles
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley
Jaar van uitgave
2004
ISBN10
047171996X
ISBN13
9780471719960
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, some illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting


A "wondrously enthralling" history of the bloody battle that ended Louis XIV's dream of European domination (The Times, UK).

In 1704, the armies of French King Louis XIV were poised to extend the French frontiers to the Rhine and install a French prince on the Spanish throne. But as French forces marched toward Vienna, allied armies commanded by John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, and Prince Eugene of Savoy set out to oppose them.
The two forces clashed at Blenheim, in Bavaria, and the previously undefeated French were routed. Based on original sources, this "thoughtful, interesting, and well-written" narrative brings the battle to life, capturing the deliberations of kings as well as the experiences of ordinary soldiers (The Sunday Telegraph, UK).
Pagina's
363
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 12,50

Onze gebruikte boeken verkeren in goede tweedehands staat, tenzij hierboven anders beschreven. Kleine onvolkomenheden zijn niet altijd vermeld.